Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-26
OUR THANKSGIVING.

OUR THANKSGIVING.
TIE season has now come round agai1
w.ien all ;tizeus Join in expressing In sume
way dir appreciation Of tie bcunttcs
they have enjoyed during the year now
within n few weeks OF its close. The prin.
cilal industry of Butte has, during this
period, experienced some fluctuations; bur
at present the outlook ia SO favorable as
to warrant the EXPRESSION Of confidence
that an era u solid, material prosperit!
has set in which should fill all hearts wit,
satisfaction aud coutent. Our citizens caa
therefore join in the season ofThanksgiviuf
With every reason for gratitude. Tic
country at large has been blessed with en-
tinutd prosperity. ;tiful crops ha We
rewarded the toll OF the Eusbsndman snt.
the progress OF trade in general has bee',
substantial and steady.
When It is remembered how Thanksgiv.
iug Day was first instituted and the daE.
gers AM troubles that en%compassed the
small band OF pilgrims assembled on TIE
bleak Ne" England shore, the ~citizens Of
tn land have good cause wiz
each recurring wear to give thanks for The
uaexa.n>Ied prosperity with which tn
country has oeen blessed, Increasing from
a mere hnnd'u! Of settlers scattered alo.s
the Atlantic coast two hundred and fl.
years ago to one of the mightiest No tions
OF the earth. Not mighty in the sepss o
having vast ornaments powerful TO DE-.
strOy her neighbors, but mighty in intrrpa'
resource and rich abundance Df natural
this lard to earn sn honest livelihood. I.
these pilgrims and their descendants arr
due in large measur the fres institution.
that have d Lone SO much to foster the eA.
pansion u this land. Not that Virginia.
Pennsylvania and the other than New
participated in framing the Constitution O
the United states were not just as much in
spired by the undying spirit OF RESISTANCE
to oppression or need yield to any New
England State in love OF freedom. Tn.
Government they instituted has spread it,
beueiceut wings over a whole Continent, and
under it's fostering care Montana has attain
cd Il prosperity remarkable. considering til,
length of her existence. The miBera!
wealth of this Territory has made her az
objective point OF all the transco otinentn
lines. and onIy a few days ago the capita
celebrated the arrival of tho last. whic'
has brought q special cause OF thankful
ness with it's advent in the low f~reights es.
tab'isbed in the Territory. That natura,
wealth is only in the inception OF its de-
ve!nplnent. As time passes on. millions o.
capital waiting investment will flow here
to profit by the development OF that natu
raj wealth, and to furnish employment I,
thousands in the process. The rich agri
cultural sections OF the Territory ar
waiting to sustain a large population. an
he. immense grazing lands are already 8
Source IT revenue that will continually H.
c.a> in value. The immense coal r.
sources + the Territory have only recent |
begun to be developed, and when the faciI'
ties Tor bringing these rich fields OF ont a.
the prime necessities OF life into genera.
USE are iairlv in working order an enor-
nous Impetus will be given to the pros |
perits Of the Territory.
The mkt session OF Congress is almost |
certain to result in the passage Of two /
which will place Montana in the
hi h ROAD to a front rank among the mer.
bers OF the Union. The demand for Stat.
hood from Dakota, Montana and WasE.. I
ipgton Territory ran no longer be wit I
held. 1t is generally agreed that one eau /
not obtaiu it without the other two being |
as. Admitted. This would give Monta:a !
the management Of her own resources and |
free her from the s%waddliug clothes whic. |
are no longer her proper garments. 1t il |
also among the strong prohab ilities thai |
ali united Effort will be made by the silvr,
men 10 procure national legislation which
will reco4 nize silver at it's proper worth IL
one OF the principal productions OF the
country aud the fundamental ccin of our
currency. To this camp in parti"
liar the recent advance in the
o"ice of copper l. . pregnant
for Thanksgiving, giving an impetu-
is principal mineral production. The
up of the enormous budies Ct
PIPER still unde,eloped means employ
neut j"r thousands OF hardy miners al.
he presence Of a large and thrifty poru'a-
'on 'rtre, making glad the hearts Of tn
Icrcilant5.
These Of themselves form a series OF sui,
ec's for which the citizens OF this city Ca.
o-tlay return honest and sincere thank.
sat there ere many Others which sparr
prevents even allud ng to-. The Anarchist
AVE received a setback which will las
hem some time and which o prove
settler Of them AZ I'm element
I danger to the general welfare.
Tha honesty and clean record of the
Administration has received = :
ignal Endorsement and it, continuance t.
i
We enjoy upruf1ed peace as q nation the |
eaufy OF whicE we can appreciate by the :
ronhles in Great Britain from pjegovern. :
tent 10 Ire)ard and the distress OF the ur-
n,plOyed workmen; the war cloud hover
'g over Germany menaced by Russia, ana
ne general feeling OF insecurity on the Cor. ,
nent.
Last but not least. our citizens will in q
w weeks have the HOLIDAY EDITION oj .
HE MINER before them in which all these
~'ateri"l sources of prosperity will be fully
It forth, so that wien they see described
it'll minute exactness the vast ami bound. !
So resources Of Butte and Muntsn ma thcr
i'll fully realize their many causes for
thanksgiving. y.